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Nishimura A, Kawahara M, Kawachi Y, Hasegawa J, Makino S, Kitami C, Nakano T, Otani T, Nemoto M, Hattori S, Nikkuni K. Totally laparoscopic resection of right-sided colon cancer using transvaginal specimen extraction with a 10-mm-long abdominal incision. Tech Coloproctol 2022; 26:755-760. [DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02636-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ogawa T, Tobishima Y, Kamata S, Matsuda Y, Muramoto K, Hidaka M, Futai E, Kuraishi T, Yokota S, Ohno M, Hattori S. Focused Proteomics Analysis of Habu Snake ( Protobothrops flavoviridis) Venom Using Antivenom-Based Affinity Chromatography Reveals Novel Myonecrosis-Enhancing Activity of Thrombin-Like Serine Proteases. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:766406. [PMID: 34803710 PMCID: PMC8599580 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.766406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Snakebites are one of the major causes of death and long-term disability in the developing countries due to the presence of various bioactive peptides and proteins in snake venom. In Japan, the venom of the habu snake (Protobothrops flavoviridis) causes severe permanent damage due to its myonecrotic toxins. Antivenom immunoglobulins are an effective therapy for snakebites, and antivenom was recently developed with effective suppressive activity against myonecrosis induced by snake venom. To compare the properties of an antivenom having anti-myonecrotic activity with those of conventional antivenom with no anti-myonecrotic activity, this study applied focused proteomics analysis of habu venom proteins using 2D gel electrophoresis. As a target protein for antivenom immunoglobulins with anti-myonecrotic activity, we identified a thrombin-like serine protease, TLSP2 (TLf2), which was an inactive proteolytic isoform due to the replacement of the active site, His43 with Arg. Additionally, we identified the unique properties and a novel synergistic function of pseudoenzyme TLf2 as a myonecrosis-enhancing factor. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a function of a catalytically inactive snake serine protease.
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- Tomohisa Ogawa
- Laboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Enzymology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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E. Kawaguchi, Miyai N, Zhang Y, Hattori S, Uematsu Y, Utsumi M, Takeshita T, Arita M. The association of arterial stiffness with muscle mass reduction and low muscle strength in community-dwelling elderly individuals: The Wakayama study. Atherosclerosis 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Watanabe S, Miura M, Morita H, Nishi M, Yokota SI, Hattori S, Matsumoto H, Fukui E, Kusakabe KT, Ochi M, Nakagata N, Kiso Y, Kai C, Yoshizawa M. Successful blastocyst production by intracytoplasmic injection of sperm after in vitro maturation of follicular oocytes obtained from immature female squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). J Reprod Dev 2021; 67:265-272. [PMID: 34248070 PMCID: PMC8423609 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2021-018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Advanced reproductive technologies are being applied for the propagation of squirrel monkeys, to ensure their preservation as a genetic resource and the effective use of their gametes in
the future. In the present study, oocytes and spermatozoa were collected from live squirrel monkeys, following which piezo intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was performed using these
gametes. Follicular development was induced by administering equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) containing inhibin antiserum to an immature squirrel monkey female. The unilateral ovary was
excised after the administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), to induce ovulation, following which the larger developed follicular oocytes were collected. Follicular oocytes were
prepared for ICSI using sperm from the epididymal tail of a unilateral testis extracted from a mature male. The embryos were continuously incubated in CMRL 1066 medium supplemented with 10%
(v/v) fetal bovine serum. Embryo culture was performed with cumulus cells. Two experiments of ICSI carried out with three females resulted in 14 mature oocytes from the 49 cumulus-oocyte
complexes collected and five embryos, three of which developed into blastocysts. These blastocysts were vitrified, thawed, and transferred to recipient monkeys, but no pregnancies resulted.
In conclusion, the present study is the first to successfully produce ICSI-derived blastocysts from MII oocytes obtained by means of hormone administration (a combination of eCG+inhibin
antiserum and hCG) and in vitro maturation in immature squirrel monkeys.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan.,Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan.,Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Biotechnology and Innovation, Centre for Animal Resources and Development, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan.,Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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Yang J, Sun Y, Xu F, Liu W, Hayashi T, Mizuno K, Hattori S, Fujisaki H, Ikejima T. Autophagy and glycolysis independently attenuate silibinin-induced apoptosis in human hepatocarcinoma HepG2 and Hep3B cells. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:2048-2062. [PMID: 34053323 DOI: 10.1177/09603271211017609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE The mechanism of cytotoxicity of silibinin on two human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines, HepG2 (p53 wild-type) and Hep3B cells (p53 null), is examined in relation with the induction of autophagy and phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK). MATERIALS AND METHODS Levels of apoptosis in relation to the levels of autophagy and those of glycolysis-related proteins, glucose transporter 1/4 (Glut1/4) and hexokinase-II (HK2), in HepG2 and Hep3B cells were examined. RESULTS Silibinin-induced apoptosis was incomplete for HCC cell death in that up-regulated autophagy and/or reduced level of glycolysis, which are induced by silibinin treatment, antagonized silibinin-induced apoptosis. Inhibition of autophagy with 3-methyl adenine (3MA) or blocking of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation with Compound C (CC) enhanced silibinin-induced apoptosis. The results confirm that AMPK involved in autophagy as well as in glycolysis remaining with silibinin is responsible for attenuation of silibinin-induced apoptosis. Blocking of AMPK or autophagy contributes to the enhancement of silibinin's cytotoxicity to HepG2 and Hep3B cells. CONCLUSION This study shows that incomplete apoptosis of HCC by silibinin treatment becomes complete by repression of autophagy and/or glycolysis.
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- J Yang
- Department of Pharmacy, 159411The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.,Wuya College of Innovation, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Department of Chemistry and Life Science, School of Advanced Engineering, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.,Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Wuya College of Innovation, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, 58575Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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Tanabe H, Kusakabe KT, Imai H, Yokota SI, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kai C, Koga A. The Heterochromatin Block That Functions as a Rod Cell Microlens in Owl Monkeys Formed within a 15-Myr Time Span. Genome Biol Evol 2021; 13:6127177. [PMID: 33533923 PMCID: PMC7991628 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
In rod cells of many nocturnal mammals, heterochromatin localizes to the central region of the nucleus and serves as a lens to send light efficiently to the photoreceptor region. The genus Aotus (owl monkeys) is commonly considered to have undergone a shift from diurnal to nocturnal lifestyle. We recently demonstrated that rod cells of the Aotus species Aotus azarae possess a heterochromatin block at the center of its nucleus. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the time span in which the formation of the heterochromatin block took place. We performed three-dimensional hybridization analysis of the rod cell of another species, Aotus lemurinus. This analysis revealed the presence of a heterochromatin block that consisted of the same DNA components as those in A. azarae. These results indicate that the formation was complete at or before the separation of the two species. Based on the commonly accepted evolutionary history of New World monkeys and specifically of owl monkeys, the time span for the entire formation process was estimated to be 15 Myr at most.
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- Hideyuki Tanabe
- Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan.,Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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Asada-Utsugi M, Uemura K, Kubota M, Noda Y, Tashiro Y, Uemura TM, Yamakado H, Urushitani M, Takahashi R, Hattori S, Miyakawa T, Ageta-Ishihara N, Kobayashi K, Kinoshita M, Kinoshita A. Mice with cleavage-resistant N-cadherin exhibit synapse anomaly in the hippocampus and outperformance in spatial learning tasks. Mol Brain 2021; 14:23. [PMID: 33494786 PMCID: PMC7831172 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-021-00738-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
N-cadherin is a homophilic cell adhesion molecule that stabilizes excitatory synapses, by connecting pre- and post-synaptic termini. Upon NMDA receptor (NMDAR) activation by glutamate, membrane-proximal domains of N-cadherin are cleaved serially by a-disintegrin-and-metalloprotease 10 (ADAM10) and then presenilin 1(PS1, catalytic subunit of the γ-secretase complex). To assess the physiological significance of the initial N-cadherin cleavage, we engineer the mouse genome to create a knock-in allele with tandem missense mutations in the mouse N-cadherin/Cadherin-2 gene (Cdh2 R714G, I715D, or GD) that confers resistance on proteolysis by ADAM10 (GD mice). GD mice showed a better performance in the radial maze test, with significantly less revisiting errors after intervals of 30 and 300 s than WT, and a tendency for enhanced freezing in fear conditioning. Interestingly, GD mice reveal higher complexity in the tufts of thorny excrescence in the CA3 region of the hippocampus. Fine morphometry with serial section transmission electron microscopy (ssTEM) and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction reveals significantly higher synaptic density, significantly smaller PSD area, and normal dendritic spine volume in GD mice. This knock-in mouse has provided in vivo evidence that ADAM10-mediated cleavage is a critical step in N-cadherin shedding and degradation and involved in the structure and function of glutamatergic synapses, which affect the memory function.
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- M. Asada-Utsugi
- School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-Cho Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-Cho Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, 470-1192 Japan
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- Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, 470-1192 Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, 113-8602 Japan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Nagoya, 464-8602 Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Tanaka H, Ohno N, Kajita S, Takano H, Hattori S, Imaeda Y. Evaluation of axial decay length of plasma pressure in detached plasma. Nuclear Materials and Energy 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2020.100812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kurohmaru M, Matsui T, Igarashi H, Hattori S, Hayashi Y. Postnatal testicular development and actin appearance in the seminiferous epithelium of the Habu, Trimeresurus flavoviridis. Anat Histol Embryol 2020; 50:417-421. [PMID: 33105047 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The postnatal testicular development and actin distribution in the seminiferous epithelium were examined by light microscopy, using the testes of the Habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis; snake) from 0-year-old to 3-year-old. At 0-year-old (about 1 month after birth), the testis was quite small in size, and the seminiferous epithelium was composed of only Sertoli cells and large spermatogonia. Actin immunoreactivity was observed in the peritubular myoid cells, but could not be detected in the seminiferous epithelium. At 1-year-old (about 10 months after birth), the testicular size increased to a great degree. In the seminiferous epithelium, spermatocytes newly appeared. Actin could still not be detected in the seminiferous epithelium. At 2-year-old (about 1 year and 10 months after birth), the testes continued to develop in size. In the seminiferous epithelium, elongate spermatids and round spermatids were frequently seen, in addition to Sertoli cells, spermatogonia and spermatocytes. Thus, active spermatogenesis was clearly recognized at this age. Moreover, the actin distribution in the seminiferous epithelium was observed at the site between Sertoli cells and spermatids, as well as that at adult stage. The immunoreactivity of actin in the peritubular myoid cells gradually increased from 0-year-old to 2-year-old. Conclusively, it seems likely that spermatogenesis in the Habu initiates at 2-year-old, accompanying with the appearance of actin in the seminiferous epithelium.
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- Masamichi Kurohmaru
- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan.,Department of Veterinary Anatomy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Fujiyuki T, Amagai Y, Shoji K, Kuraishi T, Sugai A, Awano M, Sato H, Hattori S, Yoneda M, Kai C. Recombinant SLAMblind Measles Virus Is a Promising Candidate for Nectin-4-Positive Triple Negative Breast Cancer Therapy. Mol Ther Oncolytics 2020; 19:127-135. [PMID: 33145396 PMCID: PMC7585052 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2020.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
One of the most refractory breast cancer types is triple negative (TN) breast cancer, in which cells are resistant to both hormone and Herceptin treatments and, thus, often cause recurrence and metastasis. Effective treatments are needed to treat TN breast cancer. We previously demonstrated that rMV-SLAMblind, a recombinant measles virus, showed anti-tumor activity against breast cancer cells. Here, we examined whether rMV-SLAMblind is effective for treating TN breast cancer. Nectin-4, a receptor for rMV-SLAMblind, was expressed on the surface of 75% of the analyzed TN breast cancer cell lines. rMV-SLAMblind infected the nectin-4-expressing TN breast cancer cell lines, and significantly decreased the viability in half of the analyzed cell lines in vitro. Additionally, intratumoral injection of rMV-SLAMblind suppressed tumor growth in xenografts of MDA-MB-468 and HCC70 cells. To assess treatment for metastatic breast cancer, we performed intravenous administration of the luciferase-expressing-rMV-SLAMblind to MDA xenografted mice. Virus replicated in the tumor and resulted in significant suppression of the tumor growth. The safety of the virus was tested by its intravenous injection into healthy cynomolgus monkeys, which did not cause any measles-like symptoms. These results suggest that rMV-SLAMblind is a promising candidate as a therapeutic agent for treating metastatic and/or TN type breast cancer.
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- Tomoko Fujiyuki
- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 802 Tean-Sude, Setouchisho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 802 Tean-Sude, Setouchisho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
- Corresponding author: Chieko Kai, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
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Shigeta K, Matsumoto K, Takeda T, Hattori S, Kaneko G, Matsushima M, Yasumizu Y, Tanaka N, Morita S, Kosaka T, Mizuno R, Asanuma H, Oya M. Comparing the oncological outcomes between pure laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy and laparoscopic assisted nephroureterectomy for upper-tract urothelial carcinoma: A multi-center cohort study adjusted by propensity score matching. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32771-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ota T, Murakami Y, Kozuka Y, Ohshiro C, Kihara N, Gunji Y, Hattori S, Noguchi K. P224 Valvuloplasty treatment and three-dimensional analysis for isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet: a case report. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: Isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet is a very rare congenital disease and a cause of mitral regurgitation
not associated with atrioventricular septal defect. In this case, we report our experience in valvuloplasty treatment for mitral regurgitation with this rare aetiology.
Case description
23-year-old Russian women. Although cardiac murmur was pointed out in her childhood and she was diagnosed as mitral regurgitation, she refused treatment. After getting married with a Japanese man and moving to Japan, her symptoms had worsened and she visited our hospital for treatment. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) had indicated the regurgitation from the central part of the mitral valve. Preoperative transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) had pointed out the isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve.
Surgical mitral valvuloplasty was scheduled, and the TOE after anaesthetic induction showed the isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve the same as in the preoperative period and pointed out the posterior leaflet billowing. The operative finding was also similar to TOE: the largely bisected central anterior mitral valve and billowing, P2 billowing, shortening of P1 and P3, P2-3 cleft. There were no chords at the anterior cleft. The valvuloplasty was performed including five-time pump runs in total: 1) Continuous suture for the anterior cleft and ring annuloplasty were performed, and the regurgitation was seemed to be almost controlled at the water-leak test and the ink test; 2) Artificial chordae and leaflet plications were added to residual regurgitation from the posterior region; 3)The residual regurgitation was controlled to Mild but it became a lateral jet toward the ring; 4)Mild remnant flow was pointed out: the regurgitation seemed to be from the posterior cleft, where immediately below the ring suture; 5) Pericardium patch was added and the remnant flow was almost eliminated. The pump was weaned and the operation was finished without any problems.
Discussion
The cause of difficulty in this valvuloplasty was thought to be caused by the difficulty in evaluating the mitral valve morphology. It was evident that the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve was largely bisected. However, it was difficult to evaluate the coaptation line and area due to the absence of chordal cords in the anterior cleft and the billowing or shortening of the posterior leaflet. Although preoperative three-dimensional analysis helped evaluating the isolated cleft and the regurgitation was almost controlled in the evaluation in the operation field, nevertheless, a residual regurgitation occurred and indicated in the TOE after re-beating.
Conclusion
It is important and necessary to use fine evaluation of coaptation is needed in valvuloplasty for isolated cleft of the anterior mitral valve leaflet; not only apply three-dimensional analysis but also apply two-dimensional echocardiogram.
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- T Ota
- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Anesthesiology, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital , Cardiovascular Surgery, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital , Cardiovascular Surgery, Kamakura, Japan
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- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital , Cardiovascular Surgery, Kamakura, Japan
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Buyo M, Takahashi S, Iwahara A, Tsuji T, Yamada S, Hattori S, Uematsu Y, Arita M, Ukai S. Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Function: Cross-Sectional Study on Community-Dwelling Non-Demented Older Adults in Japan. J Nutr Health Aging 2020; 24:878-882. [PMID: 33009539 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1412-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM This is a cross-sectional study of relation between metabolic syndrome and cognitive function in community-dwelling non-demented older adults in Japan. We examine the effect of metabolic syndrome and its components on global cognitive function. We also aim to clarify differences of specific cognitive domains between the subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. METHODS We studied 2150 subjects aged between 60 and 90 years whose scores on mini mental state examination (MMSE) were over 23 points. We analyzed difference in MMSE scores between the subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. Logistic regression analysis was performed with MMSE score as the dependent variable and metabolic syndrome components as the independent variable adjusted with age. We also examined differences in attention, logical memory, and verbal and category fluency between the subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. RESULTS MMSE scores were not significantly different between subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. In logistic regression analysis, the score of MMSE was significantly negatively associated with triglycerides in males and significantly negatively associated with abdominal circumference in females. Subjects with metabolic syndrome showed significantly lower performance of attention tasks compared to subjects without metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that in community-dwelling non-demented Japanese older adults, attention but not global cognitive function may be impaired by metabolic syndrome. Inverted association between some components of metabolic syndrome and global cognitive function indicate necessity of further studies on the relation between undernutrition and cognitive function.
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- M Buyo
- Momoko Buyo CNS MSN RN, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1, Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-0012 Japan, Telephone: +81-73-441-0759, Fax: +81-73-441-0769, E-mail:
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Ogihara K, Kikuchi E, Okabe T, Hattori S, Yamashita R, Yoshimine S, Shirotake S, Matsumoto K, Mizuno R, Hara S, Oyama M, Niwakawa M, Oya M. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a useful biomarker for predicting worse clinical outcome in chemo-resistant urothelial carcinoma patients treated with pembrolizumab. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz425.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Imai H, Kusakabe KT, Kiso Y, Hattori S, Kai C, Ono E, Kano K. Induction of pluripotency in mammalian fibroblasts by cell fusion with mouse embryonic stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 521:24-30. [PMID: 31635800 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cell fusion is a phenomenon that is observed in various tissues in vivo, resulting in acquisition of physiological functions such as liver regeneration. Fused cells such as hybridomas have also been produced artificially in vitro. Furthermore, it has been reported that cellular reprogramming can be induced by cell fusion with stem cells. METHODS Fused cells between mammalian fibroblasts and mouse embryonic stem cells were produced by electrofusion methods. The phenotypes of each cell lines were analyzed after purifying the fused cells. RESULTS Colonies which are morphologically similar to mouse embryonic stem cells were observed in fused cells of rabbit, bovine, and zebra fibroblasts. RT-PCR analysis revealed that specific pluripotent marker genes that were never expressed in each mammalian fibroblast were strongly induced in the fused cells, which indicated that fusion with mouse embryonic stem cells can trigger reprogramming and acquisition of pluripotency in various mammalian somatic cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results can help elucidate the mechanism of pluripotency maintenance and the establishment of highly reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells in various mammalian species.
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- Hiroyuki Imai
- Department of Biomedicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Biomedicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Developmental Biology, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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Kurohmaru M, Matsui T, Igarashi H, Hattori S, Hayashi Y. Distribution of actin filaments in the seminiferous epithelium of the Habu, Trimeresurus flavoviridis. Anat Histol Embryol 2019; 48:505-507. [PMID: 31389074 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The distribution of actin filaments was examined in the seminiferous epithelium of the Habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis; snake), by transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence histochemistry. By transmission electron microscopy, actin filaments were clearly found only at the site between Sertoli cell and spermatid without a lattice-like structure. Fluorescence histochemistry showed a weak labelling of actin filaments in the seminiferous epithelium, whereas these findings seem to be common among reptiles, they are different from those in mammals. Additionally, the bundles of actin filaments adjacent to the plasma membrane of Sertoli cells, appeared in other reptiles, were not observed in the Habu.
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- Masamichi Kurohmaru
- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan.,Department of Veterinary Anatomy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Gautier E, Savarino J, Hoek J, Erbland J, Caillon N, Hattori S, Yoshida N, Albalat E, Albarede F, Farquhar J. Author Correction: 2600-years of stratospheric volcanism through sulfate isotopes. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2663. [PMID: 31209219 PMCID: PMC6572742 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10539-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- E Gautier
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement (IGE), 54 rue Molière, 38058, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement (IGE), 54 rue Molière, 38058, Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
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- Department of Geology and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement (IGE), 54 rue Molière, 38058, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement (IGE), 54 rue Molière, 38058, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, G1-17, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, G1-17, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan.,Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-IE-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS and University of Lyon, 9 rue du Vercors, 69364, Lyon Cedex 7, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS and University of Lyon, 9 rue du Vercors, 69364, Lyon Cedex 7, France
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- Department of Geology and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Kameoka T, Nakatani T, Hattori S, Takahashi S, Kuroda H. Surgical treatment and rehabilitation of fractures of amputated limbs. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Schäfer CA, Uehara H, Konishi D, Hattori S, Matsukuma H, Murakami M, Shimizu S, Tokita S. Fluoride-fiber-based side-pump coupler for high-power fiber lasers at 2.8 μm. Opt Lett 2018; 43:2340-2343. [PMID: 29762587 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.002340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A side-pump coupler made of fluoride fibers was fabricated and tested. The tested device had a coupling efficiency of 83% and was driven with an incident pump power of up to 83.5 W, demonstrating high-power operation. Stable laser output of 15 W at a wavelength of around 2.8 μm was achieved over 1 h when using an erbium-doped double-clad fiber as the active medium. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a fluoride-glass-fiber-based side-pump coupler has been developed. A test with two devices demonstrated further power scalability.
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Kawahara A, Fukumitsu C, Azuma K, Taira T, Abe H, Takase Y, Murata K, Sadashima E, Hattori S, Naito Y, Akiba J. Cover Image. Cytopathology 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kuniyoshi N, Yoshida Y, Itoh Y, Yokota SI, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kondo T, Yoshizawa M, Kai C, Kiso Y, Kusakabe KT. Morphological analyses of the retinal photoreceptor cells in the nocturnally adapted owl monkeys. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:413-420. [PMID: 29375079 PMCID: PMC5880819 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Owl monkeys are the only one species possessing the nocturnal lifestyles among the simian monkeys. Their eyes and retinas have been interested associating with the nocturnal adaptation. We examined the cellular
specificity and electroretinogram (ERG) reactivity in the retina of the owl monkeys by comparison with the squirrel monkeys, taxonomically close-species and expressing diurnal behavior. Owl monkeys did not have clear
structure of the foveal pit by the funduscope, whereas the retinal wholemount specimens indicated a small-condensed spot of the ganglion cells. There were abundant numbers of the rod photoreceptor cells in owl monkeys
than those of the squirrel monkeys. However, the owl monkeys’ retina did not possess superiority for rod cell-reactivity in the scotopic ERG responses. Scanning electron microscopic observation revealed that the rod
cells in owl monkeys’ retina had very small-sized inner and outer segments as compared with squirrel monkeys. Owl monkeys showed typical nocturnal traits such as rod-cell dominance. However, the individual photoreceptor
cells seemed to be functionally weak for visual capacity, caused from the morphological immaturity at the inner and outer segments.
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- Nobue Kuniyoshi
- Laboratory of Basic Veterinary Science, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan.,Present affiliation: HAMURI Co., Ltd., Ibaraki 306-0101, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science, Division of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Veterinary Science, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Veterinary Science, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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Kawahara A, Fukumitsu C, Azuma K, Taira T, Abe H, Takase Y, Murata K, Sadashima E, Hattori S, Naito Y, Akiba J. A Combined test using both cell sediment and supernatant cell-free DNA in pleural effusion shows increased sensitivity in detecting activating EGFR mutation in lung cancer patients. Cytopathology 2018; 29:150-155. [PMID: 29363841 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to examine whether a combined test using both cell sediment and supernatant cytology cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) is more useful in detecting EGFR mutation than using cell sediment DNA or supernatant ccfDNA alone in pleural effusion of lung cancer patients. METHODS A total of 74 lung adenocarcinoma patients with paired samples between primary tumour and corresponding metastatic tumour with both cell sediment and supernatant ccfDNA of pleural effusion cytology were enrolled in this study. Cell sediment and supernatant ccfDNA were analysed separately for EGFR mutations by polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Out of 45 patients with mutant EGFR in primary tumours, EGFR mutations were detected in 23 cell sediments of corresponding metastases (sensitivity; 51.1%) and 20 supernatant ccfDNA corresponding metastases (sensitivity; 44.4%). By contrast, the combined test detected EGFR mutations in 27 corresponding metastases (sensitivity; 60.0%), and had a higher sensitivity than the cell sediment or the supernatant ccfDNA alone (P < .05). Out of 45 patients with mutant EGFR, 24, three and 18 were cytologically diagnosed as positive, atypical or negative, respectively. The detection rate in the combined test was highest (95.8%) in the positive group, and mutant EGFR was also detected in four of 18 samples (22.2%) in the negative group. CONCLUSIONS A combined test using both cell sediment DNA and supernatant ccfDNA samples increases the concordance rate of EGFR mutations between primary tumour and corresponding metastases. Our findings indicate that supernatant ccfDNA is useful even in cases where the cytological diagnosis is negative.
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- A Kawahara
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tenjinkai Shin-Koga Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Biomedical Statistics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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Yokota H, Mukai H, Hattori S, Yamada K, Anzai Y, Uno T. MR Imaging of the Superior Cervical Ganglion and Inferior Ganglion of the Vagus Nerve: Structures That Can Mimic Pathologic Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 39:170-176. [PMID: 29122764 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The superior cervical ganglion and inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve can mimic pathologic retropharyngeal lymph nodes. We studied the cross-sectional anatomy of the superior cervical ganglion and inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve to evaluate how they can be differentiated from the retropharyngeal lymph nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study consists of 2 parts. Cohort 1 concerned the signal intensity of routine neck MR imaging with 2D sequences, apparent diffusion coefficient, and contrast enhancement of the superior cervical ganglion compared with lymph nodes with or without metastasis in 30 patients. Cohort 2 used 3D neurography to assess the morphology and spatial relationships of the superior cervical ganglion, inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve, and the retropharyngeal lymph nodes in 50 other patients. RESULTS All superior cervical ganglions had homogeneously greater enhancement and lower signal on diffusion-weighted imaging than lymph nodes. Apparent diffusion coefficient values of the superior cervical ganglion (1.80 ± 0.28 × 10-3mm2/s) were significantly higher than normal and metastatic lymph nodes (0.86 ± 0.10 × 10-3mm2/s, P < .001, and 0.73 ± 0.10 × 10-3mm2/s, P < .001). Ten and 13 of 60 superior cervical ganglions were hypointense on T2-weighted images and had hyperintense spots on both T1- and T2-weighted images, respectively. The latter was considered fat tissue. The largest was the superior cervical ganglion, followed in order by the retropharyngeal lymph node and the inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve (P < .001 to P = .004). The highest at vertebral level was the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, followed, in order, by the inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve and the superior cervical ganglion (P < .001 to P = .001). The retropharyngeal lymph node, superior cervical ganglion, and inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve formed a line from anteromedial to posterolateral. CONCLUSIONS The superior cervical ganglion and the inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve can be almost always differentiated from retropharyngeal lymph nodes on MR imaging by evaluating the signal, size, and position.
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- H Yokota
- From Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Oncology (H.Y., H.M., S.H., T.U.), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- From Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Oncology (H.Y., H.M., S.H., T.U.), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- From Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Oncology (H.Y., H.M., S.H., T.U.), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (K.Y.), Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (Y.A.), University of Utah School of Medicine Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- From Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Oncology (H.Y., H.M., S.H., T.U.), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Bautista M, Ahmedzai S, Bouzid K, Gibson R, Gumara Y, Hassan A, Hattori S, Keefe D, Kraychete D, Lee D, Tamura K, Wang J. A framework for education and advocacy for optimal cancer pain management in resource-limited settings. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx676.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fujiyuki T, Horie R, Yoneda M, Kuraishi T, Yasui F, Kwon HJ, Munekata K, Ikeda F, Hoshi M, Kiso Y, Omi M, Sato H, Kida H, Hattori S, Kohara M, Kai C. Efficacy of recombinant measles virus expressing highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) antigen against HPAIV infection in monkeys. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12017. [PMID: 28931922 PMCID: PMC5607339 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08326-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) is a serious threat not only to domestic fowls but also to humans. Vaccines inducing long-lasting immunity against HPAIV are required. In the present study, we generated recombinant measles virus (MV) expressing the hemagglutinin protein of HPAIV without the multibasic site necessary for its pathogenicity in chickens using the backbone of an MV vaccine strain (rMV-Ed-H5HA) or a wild-type MV-derived mutant (rMV-HL-Vko-H5HA). We examined protective efficacy of the candidate vaccines in the monkey infection model by the challenge with a HPAIV (H5N1). Cynomolgus monkeys inoculated with the candidate vaccines produced both anti-H5 HA and anti-MV antibodies. They recovered earlier from influenza symptoms than unvaccinated monkeys after the challenge with the HPAIV strain. Chest radiography and histopathological analyses confirmed less severe pneumonia in the vaccinated monkeys. Vaccination tended to suppress viral shedding and reduced the interleukin-6 levels in the lungs. Furthermore, the vaccination with rMV-Ed-H5HA of monkeys with pre-existing anti-MV immunity induced the production of anti-H5 HA antibodies. These results suggest that both candidate vaccines effectively reduce disease severity in naïve hosts, and that rMV-Ed-H5HA is a particularly good candidate vaccine against HPAIV infection.
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- Tomoko Fujiyuki
- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.,International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.,Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 802, Tean Sude, Setouchi-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima, 894-1531, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6, Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6, Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, North 20, West 10 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 802, Tean Sude, Setouchi-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima, 894-1531, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6, Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan. .,International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan. .,Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 802, Tean Sude, Setouchi-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima, 894-1531, Japan.
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Shibata H, Chijiwa T, Hattori S, Terada K, Ohno M, Fukumaki Y. The taxonomic position and the unexpected divergence of the Habu viper, Protobothrops among Japanese subtropical islands. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2016; 101:91-100. [PMID: 27132943 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There are four Habu species currently recognized in Japan: Protobothrops flavoviridis from the Amami Islands and the Okinawa Islands, P. tokarensis from the Tokara Islands, P. elegans from the Yaeyama Islands and Ovophis okinabvensis from the Amami Islands and the Okinawa Islands. To clarify their taxonomic positions, we determined the complete mitochondria genome sequence (approx. 17kb) from two specimens from two different islands each for P. flavoviridis, P. tokarensis and P. elegans as well as one specimen of O. okinavensis and reconstructed the molecular phylogeny of Protobothrops using the published sequences of related species. The maximum likelihood tree showed four major species groups within Protbothrops: Group I consisting of P. cornutus, P. dabieshanensis, P. jerdonii and P. xiangchengensis; Group II consisting of P. flavoviridis and P. tokarensis; Group III consisting of P. maolensis, P. mucrosquamatus and P. elegans; Group IV consisting of P. himalayanus and P. kaubacki. Since we observed an unexpected divergence and the paraphyly of the two samples of P. flavoviridis collected from different islands, Amami-Oshima and Okinawajima within the Group II, we expanded the analysis by increasing the number of P. flavoviridis and P. tokarensis collected from 10 islands: Amami-Oshima (5 specimens), Kakeromajima (4) and Tokunoshima (4) from the Amami Islands, Okinawajima (4), Iheyajima (4), Iejima (4), Tokashikijima (4) and Kumejima (4) from the Okinawa Islands, Kodakarajima (P. tokarensis) (4) and Takarajima (P. tokarensis) (4) from the Tokara Islands. The maximum likelihood tree of the 44 samples replicated the significant divergence of P. flavoviridis between the Amami Clade including Amami-Oshima, Kakeromajima and Tokunoshima and the Okinawa Clade including Okinawajima, Iheyajima, Iejima, Tokashikijima and Kumejima. The Amami Clade also include all specimens from the Tokara Islands currently known as an independent species, P. tokarensis, suggesting the paraphyly of the taxon, P. flavoviridis. In contrast, we observed a distinct lineage of the two specimens from the Yaeyama Islands, supporting the validity of the taxon, P. elegans as an independent species. By MCMC method, we estimated the divergence time between the Amami Clade and the Okinawa Clade to be 6.51MYA, suggesting that the vicariance of the two clades preceded the geological separation of the Amami Islands and the Okinawa Islands (∼1.5MYA). As expected from the limited mobility of terrestrial reptiles including snakes, we observed high genetic divergence in Habu mtDNA among Japanese subtropical island populations.
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- Hiroki Shibata
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Tsukawaki S, Murakami T, Ibi K, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kai C, Suzuki K, Yanai T. Amyloidosis enhancing activity of bovine amyloid A fibrils in C3H/HeN mice and cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). J Med Primatol 2016; 45:112-7. [PMID: 27072531 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In experimentally induced cases of AA amyloidosis, the development of disease is enhanced by the administration of homogenous or heterogeneous amyloid fibrils. In recent years, cross-species transmission of animal amyloidosis into human has become of particular concern. METHODS Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) and C3H/HeN mice were inoculated with bovine amyloid fibrils under acute inflammation. RESULTS Amyloid A deposits were not detected in any of the monkeys, but mild-to-severe AA deposits were found in all mice. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that unlike in rodents, cross-species transmission of AA amyloidosis is less likely to develop, at least during acute inflammation, in primates.
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- Satomi Tsukawaki
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan.,Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Yamaguchi K, Chijiwa T, Yamamura T, Ikeda N, Yatsui T, Hayama S, Hattori S, Oda-Ueda N, Ohno M. Interisland variegation of venom [Lys(49)]phospholipase A2 isozyme genes in Protobothrops genus snakes in the southwestern islands of Japan. Toxicon 2015; 107:210-6. [PMID: 26335362 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Protobothrops tokarensis (Pt), a Crotalinae snake, inhabits only Takarajima and Kodakarajima islands of the Tokara Islands located in the immediate north of Amami-Oshima island of Japan. Kodakarajima P. tokarensis venom gland cDNA library gave four types of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) cDNAs encoding neutral [Asp(49)]PLA2, basic [Asp(49)]PLA2, highly basic [Asp(49)]PLA2, and [Lys(49)]PLA2. As the amino acid sequences encoded by their open reading frames (ORFs) were identical to those of PLA2, PLA-B, PLA-N, and BPI (a [Lys(49)]PLA2), respectively, from Amami-Oshima P. flavoviridis (Pf) venom, they were named PtPLA2, PtPLA-B, PtPLA-N, and PtBPI. Chromatography of P. tokarensis venom gave three PLA2 isozymes, PtPLA2, PtPLA-B, and PtBPI. However, BPII and BPIII ([Lys(49)]PLA2s) expressed in Amami-Oshima P. flavoviridis venom were not found in P. tokarensis venom. Genomic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for P. tokarensis liver DNAs with the unique primers gave PtBPI gene. Notably it was found that LINE (long interspersed nuclear element)-1 fragment is inserted into second intron of PtBPI gene. The LINE-1 fragment may prevent duplication of PtBPI gene and thus formation of plural [Lys(49)]PLA2 genes in P. tokarensis genome. The interisland variegation of venom [Lys(49)]PLA2 isozyme genes in Protobothrops genus snakes in the southwestern islands of Japan is discussed.
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- Kazuaki Yamaguchi
- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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Ishii N, Teye K, Fukuda S, Uehara R, Hachiya T, Koga H, Tsuchisaka A, Numata S, Ohyama B, Tateishi C, Tsuruta D, Furumura M, Hattori S, Kawakami T, Ohata C, Hashimoto T. Anti-desmocollin autoantibodies in nonclassical pemphigus. Br J Dermatol 2015; 173:59-68. [PMID: 25640111 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite the established pathogenic role of anti-desmoglein (Dsg) antibodies in classical pemphigus, the significance of autoantibodies to another desmosomal cadherin, desmocollin (Dsc) is at present unknown. No consistent immunoassay for immunoglobulin (Ig) G autoantibodies to Dscs has been developed. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop reliable assays to detect anti-Dsc autoantibodies. METHODS We expressed soluble recombinant proteins (RPs) of human Dsc1-3 in mammalian cells and examined sera of various types of pemphigus, including 79 paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) sera, by novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) using the RPs. We also performed ELISAs of Dsc baculoproteins and used the complementary DNA (cDNA) transfection method, and compared the results with those of mammalian ELISAs. RESULTS Through mammalian ELISAs, IgG autoantibodies to Dsc1, Dsc2 and Dsc3 were detected in 16.5%, 36.7% and 59.5% of PNP sera, respectively, and considerable numbers of pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) and pemphigus vegetans (PVeg) sera reacted strongly with Dsc1 and Dsc3. Mammalian ELISAs were highly specific and more sensitive than baculoprotein ELISAs or the cDNA transfection method. Several Dsc-positive sera, particularly PH sera, showed no reactivity with Dsgs. The reactivity of PNP serum and PVeg serum with Dscs was not abolished by pre-absorption with Dsg RPs. CONCLUSIONS The results of these novel ELISAs indicated that IgG anti-Dsc autoantibodies were frequently detected and potentially pathogenic in nonclassical pemphigus.
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- N Ishii
- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Intellectual Property and Clinical Development Department/Business Development Division, Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd, Nagoya, Japan
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- Antibody Engineering Department/Manufacturing Division, Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Biostatistics Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Nakazato C, Yoshizawa M, Isobe K, Kusakabe KT, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Matsumoto H, Fukui E, Kuwahata A, Ochi M, Kiso Y, Kai C. Morphological Characterization of Spermatozoa of the Night Monkey. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1274/jmor.32.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hayashi H, Kawabata Y, Fujii T, Hattori S, Yamamoto Y, Eiji H, Takashi S, Tajima Y. 445. Validation of POSSUM scoring system in abdominal surgery for patients with malignant diseases: A multi-institutional analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.08.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Nakamura H, Murakami T, Hattori S, Sakaki Y, Ohkuri T, Chijiwa T, Ohno M, Oda-Ueda N. Epithelium specific ETS transcription factor, ESE-3, of Protobothrops flavoviridis snake venom gland transactivates the promoters of venom phospholipase A2 isozyme genes. Toxicon 2014; 92:133-9. [PMID: 25449102 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Protobothrops flavoviridis (habu) (Crotalinae, Viperidae) is a Japanese venomous snake, and its venom contains the enzymes with a variety of physiological activities. The phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) are the major components and exert various toxic effects. They are expressed abundantly in the venom gland. It is thought that the venom gland-specific transcription factors play a key role for activation of PLA2 genes specifically expressed in the venom gland. Thus, the full-length cDNA library for P. flavoviridis venom gland after milking of the venom was made to explore the transcription factors therein. As a result, three cDNAs encoding epithelium-specific ETS transcription factors (ESE)-1, -2, and -3 were obtained. Among them, ESE-3 was specifically expressed in the venom gland and activated the proximal promoters of venom PLA2 genes, which are possibly regarded as the representatives of the venom gland-specific protein genes in P. flavoviridis. Interestingly, the binding specificity of ESE-3 to the ETS binding motif located near TATA box is well correlated with transcriptional activities for the venom PLA2 genes. This is the first report that venom gland-specific transcription factor could actually activate the promoters of the venom protein genes.
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- Hitomi Nakamura
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima 894-1531, Japan
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- RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-chou, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.
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Otabe Y, Hattori S, Yamatsu K. Sedentary behavior and academic performance in Japanese junior high school students. Sci Sports 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Murakami T, Ibi K, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kai C, Ishiguro N, Yanai T. Failure of heterogeneous amyloid-enhancing factor in geriatric squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). J Med Primatol 2014; 43:488-91. [PMID: 25041324 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cross-species transmission of AA amyloidosis between primates and other animals has not been previously reported. METHODS Eight geriatric squirrel monkeys were intravenously administered chimpanzee, bovine, or chicken amyloid fibrils and simultaneously received inflammatory stimulation. RESULTS AA amyloid deposition was not detected in any of the monkeys histopathologically or immunohistochemically. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that heterogeneous AA amyloidosis may not be easily transmitted into primates.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Toxicology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Azuma K, Ota K, Kawahara A, Hattori S, Iwama E, Harada T, Matsumoto K, Takayama K, Takamori S, Kage M, Hoshino T, Nakanishi Y, Okamoto I. Association of PD-L1 overexpression with activating EGFR mutations in surgically resected nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2014; 25:1935-1940. [PMID: 25009014 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 497] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent clinical trials have shown that immune-checkpoint blockade yields a clinical response in a subset of individuals with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We examined whether the expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is related to clinicopathologic or prognostic factors in patients with surgically resected NSCLC. PATIENTS AND METHODS The expression of PD-L1 was evaluated by immunohistochemical analysis in 164 specimens of surgically resected NSCLC. Cell surface expression of PD-L1 in NSCLC cell lines was quantified by flow cytometry. RESULTS Expression of PD-L1 in tumor specimens was significantly higher for women than for men, for never smokers than for smokers, and for patients with adenocarcinoma than for those with squamous cell carcinoma. Multivariate analysis revealed that the presence of epidermal growth factor receptor gene (EGFR) mutations and adenocarcinoma histology were significantly associated with increased PD-L1 expression in a manner independent of other factors. Cell surface expression of PD-L1 was also significantly higher in NSCLC cell lines positive for activating EGFR mutations than in those with wild-type EGFR. The EGFR inhibitor erlotinib downregulated PD-L1 expression in the former cell lines but not in the latter, suggesting that PD-L1 expression is increased by EGFR signaling conferred by activating EGFR mutations. A high level of PD-L1 expression in resected tumor tissue was associated with a significantly shorter overall survival for NSCLC patients. CONCLUSIONS High expression of PD-L1 was associated with the presence of EGFR mutations in surgically resected NSCLC and was an independent negative prognostic factor for this disease.
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- K Azuma
- Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume
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- Research Institute for Disease of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume
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- Biostatistics Center, Kurume University, Kurume
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- Research Institute for Disease of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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- Research Institute for Disease of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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- Research Institute for Disease of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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- Research Institute for Disease of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume
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- Research Institute for Disease of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka; Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Yamaguchi T, Kawahara A, Hattori S, Taira T, Abe H, Sanada S, Akiba J, Nishio S, Ushijima K, Kamura T, Kage M. Cytological nuclear atypia classification can predict prognosis in patients with endometrial cancer. Cytopathology 2014; 26:157-66. [DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- T. Yamaguchi
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Biostatistics Center; Kurume University; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Kurume University School of Medicine; Kurume Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kurume University Hospital; Kurume Japan
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Fujiyuki T, Yoneda M, Yasui F, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kwon HJ, Munekata K, Kiso Y, Kida H, Kohara M, Kai C. Experimental infection of macaques with a wild water bird-derived highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1). PLoS One 2013; 8:e83551. [PMID: 24367600 PMCID: PMC3867452 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) continues to threaten human health. Non-human primate infection models of human influenza are desired. To establish an animal infection model with more natural transmission and to determine the pathogenicity of HPAIV isolated from a wild water bird in primates, we administered a Japanese isolate of HPAIV (A/whooper swan/Hokkaido/1/2008, H5N1 clade 2.3.2.1) to rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys, in droplet form, via the intratracheal route. Infection of the lower and upper respiratory tracts and viral shedding were observed in both macaques. Inoculation of rhesus monkeys with higher doses of the isolate resulted in stronger clinical symptoms of influenza. Our results demonstrate that HPAIV isolated from a water bird in Japan is pathogenic in monkeys by experimental inoculation, and provide a new method for HPAIV infection of non-human primate hosts, a good animal model for investigation of HPAIV pathogenicity.
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Masuno K, Fukuda Y, Kubo M, Ikarashi R, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kimura J, Kai C, Yanai T, Nakai Y. Infectivity of Cryptosporidium andersoni and Cryptosporidium muris to normal and immunosuppressive cynomolgus monkeys. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 76:169-72. [PMID: 24132296 PMCID: PMC3982829 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cryptosporidium andersoni and Cryptosporidium muris infections have been found in the mice and/or cattle. The oocysts of C. andersoni and C. muris have been sporadically detected in human feces, but the infectious capacity and features have been unknown, because of the scarcity of reports involving human infections. To assess the infectivity and the clinical and pathological features of C. andersoni and C. muris in primates, an experimental infectious study was conducted using cynomolgus monkeys. The monkeys were orally inoculated with oocysts of two different C. andersoni Kawatabi types and C. muris RN-66 under normal and immunosuppressive conditions. The feces of the monkeys were monitored for about 40 days after the administration of oocysts using the flotation method, but no shedding oocysts were observed under either both normal or immunosuppressive conditions. Gross and histopathological examinations were performed on the immunosuppressive monkeys, but these revealed no evidence of Cryptosporidium infections, even though the monkeys were subjected to immunosuppressive conditions. It is hypothesized that C. andersoni and C. muris pose little danger of infection in primates even under immunosuppressive conditions.
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- Koichi Masuno
- Drug Developmental Research Laboratories, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., 3-1-1, Futaba-Cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 561-0825, Japan
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Chijiwa T, So S, Hattori S, Yoshida A, Oda-Ueda N, Ohno M. Suppression of severe lesions, myonecrosis and hemorrhage, caused by Protobothrops flavoviridis venom with its serum proteins. Toxicon 2013; 76:197-205. [PMID: 24139850 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Revised: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Protobothrops flavoviridis serum proteins precipitated with ammonium sulfate were chromatographed on a DEAE-Toyopearl 650M column at pH 7.5 with stepwise increase or with linear gradient of NaCl concentration. Peaks 3 and 4 serum proteins, obtained by linear gradient elution and named Fr(de3) and Fr(de4), contained Habu serum factors (HSF) and phospholipase A2 (PLA2) inhibitors (PfPLI), respectively. The serum proteins eluted at 0.2 M NaCl by stepwise elution, named Fr(0.2NaCl), effectively suppressed myonecrosis and hemorrhage caused by P. flavoviridis venom in rat or mouse thigh muscles. The Fr(0.2NaCl) were fractionated by HPLC and the fractions, after SDS-PAGE, underwent far-western blot analysis with PLA2 ([Asp(49)]PLA2) and BPI ([Lys(49)]PLA2) as the probes. Four PfPLIs, namely, PfαPLI-A, PfαPLI-B, PfγPLI-A and PfγPLI-B, were identified together with their selective binding specificities to PLA2 species. In addition, a new 9 kDa protein, which is specifically bound to BPI, was found. Suppression of P. flavoviridis venom-induced severe lesions, such as myonecrosis, hemorrhage and edema, with its serum proteins was histopathologically observed in the present work for the first time. The cooperative use of P. flavoviridis antivenom and its serum proteins as medication for P. flavoviridis snake bites is discussed.
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- Takahito Chijiwa
- Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.
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Ikegami K, Konno A, Hattori S, Matsuda C, Setou M. Severe ciliopathy-related phenotypes in mice with dysregulation of tubulin polyglutamylation. Cilia 2012. [PMCID: PMC3555832 DOI: 10.1186/2046-2530-1-s1-p90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Hattori S, Li Q, Matsui N, Nishino H. Treadmill running combined with microdialysis can evaluate motor deficit and improvement following dopaminergic grafts in 6-OHDA lesioned rats. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2012; 6:65-72. [PMID: 21551732 DOI: 10.3233/rnn-1993-6107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To evaluate the physiological role of striatal dopamine (DA) during exercise and the mechanism of functional recovery mediated by grafted DAergic neurons, the locomotor ability (treadmill running) and DA turnover were investigated using treadmill running combined with in vivo microdialysis in the intact control rats, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesioned rats (hemi-parkinsonian model rats) and DAergic cell grafted rats. The 3 groups of rats were trained to run on a straight treadmill at a speed of 1,800 cm/min for 20 min every day for 7 consecutive days. If the rats could not follow the speed they got electrostimulation (ES) from the grid behind the treadmill belt. The numbers of ES rats received during treadmill running were counted to quantify the locomotor ability. Control rats could keep up with the treadmill easily (0-1 ES/10 min), whereas lesioned rats could not follow the speed (80-100 ES/10 min). Most of the grafted rats received only a few ES, but a few received over 100 ES/10 min. Extracellular DA and its metabolites, dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA), were measured by in vivo microdialysis and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) during and after treadmill running. In control rats the basal levels of DA, DOPAC and HVA were 2.3 fmol/μl, 1,109.8 fmol/μl and 612.2 fmol/μl, respectively. They increased up to 130%, 140% and 160% by running. In 6-OHDA lesioned rats basal values of DA, DOPAC and HVA were less than 10% of controls. We did not perform microdialysis in these rats since they got too much ES during running. In grafted rats that showed good recovery in locomotor ability, DA returned to almost control level (1.9 fmol/μl), but those of DOPAC (127.8 fmol/μl) and HVA (100.2 fmol/μl) were still low. DA, DOPAC and HVA increased up to 130%, 130% and 150% by running in a similar pattern as in intact rats. These results suggest that grafted neurons can release and metabolize DA in the host striatum both tonically and phasically in relation with internal and external stimuli and also suggest that treadmill running ability is a good indicator of DA turnover in the striatum. Thus, the treadmill running test with microdialysis is useful for quantitative evaluation of motor function in grafted animals.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nagoya City University Medical School, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467, Japan Department of Physiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467, Japan
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Chijiwa T, Ikeda N, Masuda H, Hara H, Oda-Ueda N, Hattori S, Ohno M. 57. Structural Characteristics and Evolution of A Novel Venom Phospholipase A2 Gene from Protobothrops flavoviridis. Toxicon 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sugiyama T, Yoneda M, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Inoue Y, Sato H, Kai C. Measles virus selectively blind to signaling lymphocyte activation molecule as a novel oncolytic virus for breast cancer treatment. Gene Ther 2012; 20:338-47. [PMID: 22717740 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Oncolytic viruses hold much promise as novel therapeutic agents that can be combined with conventional therapeutic modalities. Measles virus (MV) is known to enter cells using the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM), which is expressed on cells of the immune system. Although human breast cancer cell lines do not express SLAM, we found that a wild-type MV (HL strain) efficiently infected various breast cancer cell lines, causing cell death. Based on this finding, we used reverse genetics to generate a recombinant MV selectively unable to use SLAM (rMV-SLAMblind). The rMV-SLAMblind lacked infectivity for SLAM-positive lymphoid cells, while retaining oncolytic activity against breast cancer cells. We showed that, unlike the MV vaccine strains, rMV-SLAMblind used PVRL4 (polio virus receptor-related 4) as a receptor to infect breast cancer cells and not the ubiquitously expressed CD46. Consistent with this, rMV-SLAMblind infected CD46-positive primary normal human cells at a much-reduced level, whereas a vaccine strain of the Edmonston lineage (rMV-Edmonston) efficiently infected and killed them. The rMV-SLAMblind showed antitumor activity against human breast cancer xenografts in immunodeficient mice. The oncolytic activity of rMV-SLAMblind was significantly greater than that of rMV-Edmonston. To assess the in vivo safety, three monkeys seronegative for MV were inoculated with rMV-SLAMblind, and no clinical symptoms were documented. On the basis of these results, rMV-SLAMblind could be a promising candidate as a novel oncolytic virus for breast cancer treatment.
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Takenaka M, Toh U, Seki N, Kawahara A, Hattori S, Iwakuma N, Yamaguchi R, Yano H, Shirouzu K, Kage M. 335 FOXP3 Expression in Tumor Cells Associated with the Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)70401-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yamada S, Yoshida A, Yoshida K, Kuraishi T, Hattori S, Kai C, Nagai Y, Sakoda T, Tatara M, Abe S, Fukumoto SI. Phylogenetic relationships of three species within the family Heligmonellidae (Nematoda; Heligmosomoidea) from Japanese rodents and a lagomorph based on the sequences of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers, ITS-1 and ITS-2. Jpn J Vet Res 2012; 60:15-21. [PMID: 22458194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nematodes of the family Heligmonellidae (Heligmosomoidea; Trichostrongylina) reside in the digestive tracts of rodents and lagomorphs. Although this family contains large numbers of genera and species, genetic information on the Heligmonellidae is very limited. We collected and isolated adult worms of three species in Japan that belong to the family Heligmonellidae, namely Heligmonoides speciosus (Konno, 1963) Durette-Desset, 1970 (Hs) from Apodemus argenteus, Orientostrongylus ezoensis Tada, 1975 (Oe) from Rattus norvegicus and Lagostrongylus leporis (Schulz, 1931) (Ll) from Pentalagus furnessi, and sequenced the entire internal transcribed spacer regions, ITS-1 and ITS-2 of ribosomal DNA. ITS-1 of Hs, Oe and Ll was 426, 468 and 449 bp in length, and had a G+C content of about 41, 41 and 37 %, respectively. ITS-2 of Hs, Oe and Ll was 297, 319 and 276 bp in length and had a G+C content of about 38, 40 and 28%, respectively. The data of Hs, Oe and Ll were compared with those of two other known species within the family Heligmonellidae, Calorinensis minutus (Dujardin, 1845) (Cm) and Nippostrogylus brasiliensis (Travassos, 1914) (Nb), and with those of two species of Heligmosomidae (Heligmosomoidea), Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri and Ohbayashinema erbaevae. Phylogenetic analysis placed Hs, Oe and Ll in the same clade with Cm and Nb, forming a Heligmonellidae branch in both ITS-1 and ITS-2, separate from the Heligmosomoidea branch. These results demonstrated that the ITS-1 and ITS-2 sequences are useful for differentiating the Heligmonellidae nematode species. This study is the first to describe the ITS-1 and ITS-2 sequences of Hs, Oe and Ll.
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- Unit of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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Tsujikawa M, Nishigaki H, Yoshikawa M, Furuki R, Takahashi K, Adan-Kubo J, Shimamura Y, Urayama T, Hattori S, Sakai K, Yunoki M, Ikuta K. Variability of parvovirus B19 genotype 2 in plasma products with different compositions in the inactivation sensitivity by liquid-heating. Vox Sang 2011; 102:93-9. [PMID: 21781123 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Our previous report showed that parvovirus B19 genotype 1 in different solutions derived from plasma preparations showed different heat-sensitivity patterns during liquid-heating. In this study, we similarly examined B19 genotype 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two plasma samples one containing B19 genotype 1 and the other genotype 2 DNA were used. Four process samples collected immediately before the heat treatment step in the manufacture of albumin, immunoglobulin, haptoglobin and antithrombin preparations were spiked with B19 and subsequently treated at 60°C for 10 h. A low pH immunoglobulin solution was also spiked with B19 and treated at room temperature for 14 days. Infectivity was then measured. RESULTS B19 genotype 2, similar to genotype 1, showed three patterns of inactivation: (i) a rapid inactivation in the albumin and immunoglobulin preparations, (ii) a slow inactivation in the haptoglobin preparation and (iii) only limited inactivation in the antithrombin preparation. Its sensitivity in the low pH immunoglobulin solutions also resembled that of genotype 1. CONCLUSION Both genotypes 1 and 2 of B19 varied in sensitivity to liquid-heating and low pH among different plasma preparations.
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- Osaka Research Laboratory, Research and Development Division, Benesis Corporation, Osaka, Japan.
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Kodama A, Yanai T, Kubo M, El-Habashi N, Kasem S, Sakai H, Masegi T, Fukushi H, Kuraishi T, Yoneda M, Hattori S, Kai C. Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) may not become infected with equine herpesvirus 9. J Med Primatol 2011; 40:18-20. [PMID: 20561149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2010.00438.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND It was suggested that Equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9) could be transmitted to higher non-human primates. METHODS Four cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were inoculated with EHV-9 by the nasal route. RESULTS No abnormalities were observed pathologically, immunohistochemically, and genetically. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that cynomolgus monkeys are not susceptible to EHV-9.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Ide H, Kikuchi E, Yasumizu Y, Hattori S, Hasegawa M, Miyajima A, Oya M, Kim SY, Song SY, Kim MS, Lee JY, Lee HM, Choi HY, Yoo NJ, Lee SH, Obara W, Tsunoda T, Yoshida K, Takata R, Togashi A, Katagiri T, Nakamura Y, Fujioka T. BASIC SCIENCE. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hattori Y, Jojima T, Tomizawa A, Satoh H, Hattori S, Kasai K, Hayashi T. A glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue, liraglutide, upregulates nitric oxide production and exerts anti-inflammatory action in endothelial cells. Diabetologia 2010; 53:2256-63. [PMID: 20593161 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1831-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a member of the proglucagon-derived peptide family, was seen to exert favourable actions on cardiovascular function in preclinical and clinical studies. The mechanisms through which GLP-1 modulates cardiovascular function are complex and incompletely understood. We thus investigated whether the GLP-1 analogue, liraglutide, which is an acylated GLP-1, has protective effects on vascular endothelial cells. METHODS Nitrite and nitrate were measured in medium with an automated nitric oxide detector. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation was assessed by evaluating the phosphorylation status of the enzyme and evaluating eNOS activity by citrulline synthesis. Nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation was assessed by reporter gene assay. RESULTS Liraglutide dose-dependently increased nitric oxide production in HUVECs. It also caused eNOS phosphorylation, potentiated eNOS activity and restored the cytokine-induced downregulation of eNOS (also known as NOS3) mRNA levels, which is dependent on NF-kappaB activation. We therefore examined the effect of liraglutide on TNFalpha-induced NF-kappaB activation and NF-kappaB-dependent expression of proinflammatory genes. Liraglutide dose-dependently inhibited NF-kappaB activation and TNFalpha-induced IkappaB degradation. It also reduced TNFalpha-induced MCP-1 (also known as CCL2), VCAM1, ICAM1 and E-selectin mRNA expression. Liraglutide-induced enhancement of nitric oxide production and suppression of NF-kappaB activation were attenuated by the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) inhibitor compound C or AMPK (also known as PRKAA1) small interfering RNA. Indeed, liraglutide induced phosphorylation of AMPK, which occurs through a signalling pathway independent of cyclic AMP. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Liraglutide exerts an anti-inflammatory effect on vascular endothelial cells by increasing nitric oxide production and suppressing NF-kappaB activation, partly at least through AMPK activation. These effects may explain some of the observed vasoprotective properties of liraglutide, as well as its beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
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Ishikura K, Yoshikawa N, Hattori S, Sasaki S, Iijima K, Nakanishi K, Matsuyama T, Yata N, Ando T, Honda M. Treatment with microemulsified cyclosporine in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 25:3956-62. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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